Pelco C1968M-A manual

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    14-Inch Color Quad Obser vation System Installation/ Operation Manual C1968M-A (1/02) ® P elco • 3500 P elco Wa y • Clovis , CA 93612-5699 USA • www .pelco .com In Nor th Amer ica and Canada: T el (800) 289-9100 • F AX (800) 289-9150 Inter national Customers: T el +1(559) 292-1981 • F AX +1(559) 348-1120[...]

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    2 Pelco Manual C1968M-A (1/02) CONTENTS Section Page IMPORT ANT SAFEGU ARDS AND WARNINGS .............................................................................................. ........................... 3 DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................[...]

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    Pelco Manual C1968M-A (1/02) 3 IMPOR T ANT SAFEGUARDS AND W ARNINGS Prior to installation and use of this product, the following WARNINGS should be observed. 1. Installation and servicing should only be done by qualified ser vice personnel and conform to all local codes. 2. Unless the unit is specifically marked as a NEMA T ype 3, 3R, 3S, 4, 4X, 6 [...]

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    4 Pelco Manual C1968M-A (1/02) DESCRIPTION FEA TURES • Observe up to Four Camer a Images at Once or in Sequence • Programmab le Dwell Time for Each Camera During Sequence Mode • Picture-In-Picture (PIP) View in Horizontal or V er tical Format • 2X Digital Zoom and F reeze Functions • Alarm Inputs for Each Camera Channel on Camera or on Ba[...]

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    Pelco Manual C1968M-A (1/02) 5 Figure 2. Examples of Camera Locations CH 1 BACK DOOR CH 2 FRONT DOOR CH 3 STOCK ROOM CH 4 CASH CHECKOUT CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4 MODELS The 14-Inch Color Quad Obser vation System is a vailab le as a kit with a monitor and one camera assembly . PMCQ14KIT -A PMCQ14A 14-inch color quad monitor and one CCQ1400A-KIT camera ass[...]

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    6 Pelco Manual C1968M-A (1/02) INST ALLA TION INST ALLA TION TIPS • Do not locate components or cables where the y will get wet. •L ay cables loosely in attic or under floor . • Do not tightly bundle with other wires. •A v oid shar p bends in the cable. • Do not directly staple the cables to any surf ace. •T ry to locate cables a way fr[...]

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    Pelco Manual C1968M-A (1/02) 7 3. Run cables . Refer to Installation Tips . 4. Connect cables to cameras. Insert plug with the arrow facing up. Figure 3. Connections at the Bac k of the Monitor (Supplied Cameras) MAIN A/C INLET CH 1 IN IN/OUT CH 3 CH 4 CH 2 REMOTE * CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4 TRIG OUT IN OUT MONITOR OUT VIDEO AUDIO 75 Hi 75 Hi 75 Hi 75 Hi[...]

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    8 Pelco Manual C1968M-A (1/02) INST ALLING THE MONITOR WITH OTHER CAMERAS OR AL TERNA TE VIDEO SOURCES Figure 4. Connections at the Bac k of the Monitor (Optional Video) 1. Place monitor on a stable surf ace such as a shelf or desk top. 2. Mount cameras or alternate video source using the appropr iate mounting de vice. 3. Run video cables of the pr[...]

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    Pelco Manual C1968M-A (1/02) 9 PROGRAMMING Ta b le A . Progr amming Menu Press AL T + MENU to toggle in or out of the programming menu. Menu Item Function Procedure [1] Change channel name that ID INPUT appears on the screen. [2] Change date and time that DA TE-TIME appears on the screen. [3] Change the amount of time SEQUENCE that each screen is d[...]

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    10 Pelco Manual C1968M-A (1/02) CHECK OUT Ta b le B. Chec k-Out Procedure This procedure assumes that power is on. Step Procedure Results 1 Calibrate cameras. 2 Press the QU AD/MENU button. 3 Press the CH 1 button. 4 Press the CH 2 button. 5 Press the CH 3 button. 6 Press the CH 4 button. 7 Press the PIP/SEQ button. 8 While holding the RESET/AL T b[...]

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    Pelco Manual C1968M-A (1/02) 11 Figure 6. Display Selections PIP MODE (HORZ) QUAD MODE SEQUENCE MODE PIP SEQ QUAD MENU SINGLE-CAMERA MODE CH4 VCR MENU MODE CH4 VCR CH3 ZOOM FREEZE CH2 CH1 T ALK AUDIO MIC TINT SHARP COLOR BRIGHT CONTRAST VOLUME POWER PIP SEQ QUAD MENU RESET AL T PIP SEQ RESET AL T QUAD MENU RESET AL T CH1 CH2 CH3[...]

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    12 Pelco Manual C1968M-A (1/02) INTERCOM The intercom operates with one camera at a time. When the monitor is in quad display mode, a little speaker icon appears next to the channel number to show which camer a has the intercom active. Figure 7. Intercom Activities on Screen Ta b le D. Intercom Function Intercom Function Action Listen channel X In [...]

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    Pelco Manual C1968M-A (1/02) 13 ALARM The alarm operates with any or all cameras at once. ALM flashes at the top center of the screen and the display automatically s witches to show the camera that has the alarm. Ta b le E. Alarm Function Alarm Function Action Alarm occurs at a camera location. Manually ackno wledge the alar m. Alarm is automatical[...]

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    14 Pelco Manual C1968M-A (1/02) Ta b le F . Bac k Panel Ref erence K ey Reference Number Description Function 1P ow er inlet 2 Main power s witch 3 75-ohm/High impedance s witch 4-7 Video/Audio inputs (6-Pin Mini-DIN) 8-11 Video looping output/Camera input (BNC) 12 Monitor output 13 Alarm input/output connector (10-position, snap-in type) 14 Remote[...]

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    Pelco Manual C1968M-A (1/02) 15 Ta b le G. F ront P anel Reference K e y Reference Number Description Function 1 Reset/AL T key 2 Zoom/F reeze ke y 3 PIP/Sequence ke y 4 Quad/Menu ke y 5P ow er Indicator LED 6 CH1/UP ke y 7 CH2/Down k ey 8 CH3/Left ke y 9 CH4/Right ke y/VCR 10 T alk/Audio 11 Microphone 12 Tint 13 Sharpness 14 Color 15 Brightness 16[...]

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    16 Pelco Manual C1968M-A (1/02) TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS ELECTRICAL Monitor Input V oltage: 100 to 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Pow er Consumption: 70 watts Signal Format: NTSC Scanning System: 2:1 interlace Picture Elements: 512 (H) x 492 (V) Horizontal Resolution: 350 TV lines (center) Linearity: Less than 12% A udio Output: 1.1 W +/-0.2 W at 8-ohm resist[...]

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    Pelco Manual C1968M-A (1/02) 17 (The follo wing page may be copied)[...]

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    Notice: A udio Monitoring on these Premises[...]

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    20 Pelco Manual C1968M-A (1/02) P elco, the P elco logo, Camclosure , Espr it, Genex, Legacy , and Spectra are registered trademarks of P elco. ©Copyright 2002, P elco Endura and ExSite are trademarks of P elco. All rights reser ved. REVISION HISTOR Y Manual # Date Comments C1968M 2/00 Original version. C1968M-A 1/02 Revised camera dra wings becau[...]